Redemption or annihilation?
Subtitle: love versus power in Wagner's Ring
By: John Tietz.
Series: Studies in European thought,; vol. 17
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
Subjects: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.; Music -- Philosophy and aesthetics.
Description: "Wagner's epic Ring of the Niebelungs stands as a focal point of nineteenth-century German art. Redemption or Annihilation? discusses the unusual structure of The Ring and major critical viewpoints, such as those of Friedrich Nietzsche and Theodor Adorno. An interpretation is presented in which Nietzsche's criticisms form the basis of a positive reading of The Ring, whose significance, structure, and meaning are still enthusiastically debated today."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-236) and index.